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GEORGE W. PUTNAM, OF vSOUTH GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELFAND L.'B. EDMONDS, OEI SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 100,923, dated March 15, 1870.

IMPROVED WASHING-MACHINE The Schedule referred to in these LettersPatent and making part of the same.

To'all whom it may concern New York, have invented certain -new anduseful Improvements in Washing-li'achines; and do hereby declare thatthe following is a t'ull, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being'had tolthe accompanying drawings and to the letters ofvreference marked thereon, making; a partot' this specification.

The nature of' my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a was]ling-machine, as will be hereinafter l'ully set forth.

In 'order to enable others skilled in theartto which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring .to the annexed drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is alongitudinal vertical section, and

Figure 2 is a plan view of' mymachine.

A represents the tub of my washing-machine, said -tub being in the shapeot an oblong box, the. ends being inclined, as seen in tig. 1.

At one end of the box-or tubA, on the bottoni, are pivoted two uprightbars or arms, B B, one on each side, said bars being connected by meansot' two..

horizontal boards, C C, between which is a series ot' upright slats, DD, said arms with their boards and slats forming one of the clamps orpressers between which the clothes are pressed.

Atsuitable points in the sides of the box A are pivoted two other bars,B B', connected below the pivot 'points by means ot' horizontal slats DD.

Above the pivot-points the bars B B are provided each with an arm, E,and said arms or levers are connected at their outer ends by means of`the handle G.

The upper endsof the bars B B and B B' are forked or slotted, and in thesame are pivoted lthe metal bars H H, which thus connect the two clampsor pressers with each other.

Under the lower end of the clamp or presser B D is a false bottom, I,which is curved and pertbrated as shown, so as to allow the sedimentanddirt to settle underthe same, and prevent the clothes from coming incontact therewith, the clothes restingl upon said bottom I.y

In place of the slats D 1) and D D the clamps or presser-s -may beiliade ot' boards perforated with a number of holes. In either ease thewater will have a fair chance to escape in every" direction from thefabric when the presser is brought together.

The metal bars H H, connecting the bars B and B', Cause the levers E Eand handle G to operate the pressers both at one time.

The water is emptied out from thebox A through the opening J.

Having thus fully described my invent-ion,

y That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The clamps or pressers B C l) and B' D', constructed substantiallyasedeseribed, and connected at their upper ends by means of the bars HH, and operated by suitable devices, substantiallyY as and for thepurposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I hereunto set my hand this 27th day of January, 1870.

GEO. W. PUTNAM. Witnesses:

C. L. Evnu'r, S. Mo'r'r SwEET.

claim the foregoing I have

